Ondo air crash: Diri condoles with Tinubu, NAF, victims’ families
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has commiserated with President Tinubu and the Nigerian Air Force over the fatal military air crash in Ondo State. Read More: https://punchng.com/ondo-air-crash-diri-condoles-with-tinubu-naf-victims-families/
Bayelsa's Senator Douye Diri has offered his deepest sympathies to President Bola Tinubu, the Nigerian Air Force, and the families of the 25 military personnel who lost their lives in a devastating air crash on Monday, October 5th, 2026. In a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, Diri also conveyed his sympathies to Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke.
The disaster occurred when a military aircraft vanished from radar shortly after taking off from Benin City and crashed into a swamp in Ondo State. According to a senior Air Traffic Controller, the aircraft, identified by its tail number NGR 931, was en route from Edo State's capital to Lagos when it disappeared from air traffic control.
Diri's condolence statement, issued on Tuesday, expressed the grief of the Bayelsa State government and people, mourning the loss of 32 noble military personnel, particularly those from the Nigerian Air Force. The governor emphasized that the nation is united in shared sorrow and anguish over this tragic incident. He urged everyone to pray for strength and comfort for the bereaved families and the entire nation. All rights reserved.
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